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Sony Pictures CEO Wants Healthy Movie Food; LaBrea Bakery Prepares Grilled Cheese Menu

• Michael Lynton, Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO, suggested that movie theater owners include more healthy food among their selections of popcorn and candy. [ABC News]

• Kevin and Bean will broadcast live from Casey’s Bar and Grill in Downtown tomorrow to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. [BlogDowntown]

• The idea of vertical farms is gaining supporters among designers and scholars. [Huffington Post]

• Nancy Silverton’s La Brea Bakery will serve a special grilled cheese menu through April. [Restaurants and Institutions]

• Continental Airlines will soon begin charging for food in coach on all flights of less than six hours. [Crain’s]

• Restaurants and consumers are not likely to see any relief from this winter’s tomato freeze until mid-April. [NRN]

• A Boston-area Qdoba franchise group owes tens of thousands of dollars in taxes and is being sued by a supplier. [Globe]
Correction: An earlier version of this story implied that Qdoba Restaurant Corporation was experiencing financial problems. In fact, the issues are limited to a Boston-area franchise group.

USA Today has returned to Starbucks, ending the New York Times’ ten year long exclusive run at the coffee chain. [AdAge]

• Eating alone can be very relaxing. [NYT]

Sony Pictures CEO Wants Healthy Movie Food; LaBrea Bakery Prepares Grilled